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So I'm going to build my first PC and I would appreciate hearing your opinion about it. :) 

 

The aim is to build a perfect PC for Adobe CC (especially for web design/development, graphic design), but also for light gaming and spend less than 1600€.

I'm also going to planning to do some video editing work in near future. 

 

The PC should handle wqhd monitors such as Dell Ultrasharp 34", because I'm planning to get this one.

 

My plans so far

PCPartPicker part list: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/RXVrzy

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (maybe aio water cooling system would perform better?) 
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard   
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case  
Power Supply: Corsair 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply   
HDD & SSD: already available

 

Peripherals: already available

 

Any parts missing?

 

I'm glad to hear from you! :) 

 

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What tasks does your graphic design work include? Because you don't really need 5820K for web dev or gaming. With changing it for skylake, for example 6600K or 6700K, you can save 50-150€ on the cpu and spend 200€ less on the mobo. Your build doesn't look like you need all the features of X99 platform, so I don't see the point of paying for the premium. Also if you don't intend to do any overclocking, you don't need the K model cpu (and Z170 if you opt for skylake), so it will be even cheaper.

AIO water cooling will have better cooling performance, but it comes at a higher price and is usually louder, if you care about that. But again, it only makes sense if you'll be overclocking.

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4 minutes ago, maremp said:

What tasks does your graphic design work include? Because you don't really need 5820K for web dev or gaming. With changing it for skylake, for example 6600K or 6700K, you can save 50-150€ on the cpu and spend 200€ less on the mobo. Your build doesn't look like you need all the features of X99 platform, so I don't see the point of paying for the premium. Also if you don't intend to do any overclocking, you don't need the K model cpu (and Z170 if you opt for skylake), so it will be even cheaper.

AIO water cooling will have better cooling performance, but it comes at a higher price and is usually louder, if you care about that. But again, it only makes sense if you'll be overclocking.

he's doing adobe cc so he probably should go for the x99 platform

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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40 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

he's doing adobe cc so he probably should go for the x99 platform

Working in "web design/development" is usually programs like photoshop and illustrator. These definitely don't need such beefy cpu, skylake would perform just fine. But I might be wrong about op's use case, that's why I've asked. 

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Thanks to everyone!

 

@cdsboy2000 I definitely will think about this :)

 

@maremp I probably tend to buy the x99 board, due to the fact I'm going to do a lot of multi tasking and I also really want to prevent any type of loading screens. I also want to be prepared for the future. 

 

particularly, my work includes animate, illustrator, photoshop, muse, dreamweaver, indesign

 

 

@Aytex@cbm6055which water cooler will fit the best? what brand/model do you guys prefer? 

 

PS: I am certain to overclock my cpu/ram/gpu  :P 

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Just now, joezzys said:

Thanks to everyone!

 

@cdsboy2000 I definitely will think about this :)

 

@maremp I probably tend to buy the x99 board, due to the fact I'm going to do a lot of multi tasking and I also really want to prevent any type of loading screens. I also want to be prepared for the future. 

 

particularly, my work includes animate, illustrator, photoshop, muse, dreamweaver, indesign

 

 

@Aytex@cbm6055which water cooler will fit the best? what brand/model do you guys prefer? 

 

PS: I am certain to overclock my cpu/ram/gpu  :P 

nzxt x61 is the best of the best

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58 minutes ago, joezzys said:

Thanks to everyone!

 

@cdsboy2000 I definitely will think about this :)

 

@maremp I probably tend to buy the x99 board, due to the fact I'm going to do a lot of multi tasking and I also really want to prevent any type of loading screens. I also want to be prepared for the future. 

 

particularly, my work includes animate, illustrator, photoshop, muse, dreamweaver, indesign

 

 

@Aytex@cbm6055which water cooler will fit the best? what brand/model do you guys prefer? 

 

PS: I am certain to overclock my cpu/ram/gpu  :P 

Loading screens are more related to storage speed than cpu.

I don't know how you work, but my web dev workflow consists of multiple browser windows with tons of tabs, at least one editor (atom is a cpu/memory hog), at least 3 im apps (such as caprine (= fb messenger), slack, skype, hipchat, etc.), multiple terminal windows, at least one virtual box and usually also photoshop. All that said, I'm currently working from my late 2013 rmbp, which has the i5-4258U, something that shouldn't even be called a cpu when comparing to 5820K, but regardless, it's more than capable of running this and I rarely feel that cpu is slowing me down.

It would be a different story if you were doing a lot of video editing, but for what you've written, I can't accept an argument that 6700K wouldn't be enough to handle it. I'm absolutely not saying that you would regret buying 5820K, just that you should think if you really need it.

If you're concerned about loading screens, invest into well performing storage, so you can do all your work, or gaming, off the ssd. 

And lastly, it's your money, I just wanted to give my opinion on your picks, but you should spend it however you feel is best.

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